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Theatre Alliance’s Rising sTArs announces auditions for its summer 2025 teen production of The Lightning Thief!Show Synopsis:
As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can't control, a destiny he doesn't want, and a mythology textbook's worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus's master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him. Adapted from the best-selling book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed mythical adventure "worthy of the gods" (Time Out New York).
For this summer's Rising sTArs production of The Lightning Thief, we are casting approximately 13 to 20 young performers between the ages of 15 and 20 years old to play the following characters. Actors cast as Percy, Annabeth, and Grover will most likely not play any additional characters, while all other actors will play multiple roles. It is the goal of the production team to look beyond traditional casting “types” when it comes to the characters’ race, gender and physical ability. Above all, the characters in The Lightning Thief are gods and heroes – and gods and heroes can look like any of us. We encourage actors of all races, genders, and abilities to audition for any role.
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS:
PERCY JACKSON – Son of Poseidon, a good kid with a teenager's temperament
Lead tenor High note G#4/Ab4 Low note F3
ANNABETH – Daughter of Athena, smarter than you
Lead soprano High note F35/Gb5 Low note G#3/Ab3
GROVER – A happy-go-lucky satyr, like a hippie kid with hooves.
Lead tenor High note G4 Low note E3
LUKE – Son of Hermes, cool camp counselor
Supporting bari-tenor
SALLY JACKSON – Percy’s hard-working mother
Supporting mezzo-soprano High note E5 Low note A3
MR. BRUNNER aka CHIRON – Wise centaur, part-time Latin teacher
Supporting tenor, baritone
CLARISSE – Tough jock girl, daughter of Ares
Supporting mezzo-soprano/belter
ENSEMBLE CHARACTERS
MRS. DODDS – A Fury posing as a substitute algebra teacher
GABE UGLIANO – Percy’s foul-smelling stepfather
MINOTAUR – Half-man, half-bull
POSEIDON – God of the sea, salty beach bum
MR. D, aka DIONYSUS – God of wine and theatre, snarky camp director
SILENA BEAUREGARD – Daughter of Aphrodite
KATIE GARDNER – Daughter of Demeter
THE ORACLE – a hippie mummy
GREYHOUND PASSENGER 1
GREYHOUND PASSENGER 2
SQUIRREL
AUNTY EM, aka MEDUSA – Avid sculptor
TRAIN CONDUCTOR
ECHIDNA – Mother of monsters
NEWSCASTER
FARMER
ARES – God of war, rock star in leather pants
BIANCA – A mysterious girl in 1930’s clothes
KRONOS – A voice in a pit
THALIA – Daughter of Zeus, tough
CHARON – Ferryperson to the Underworld
JAMES BROWN
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
KURT COBAIN
JANIS JOPLIN
DJ CERBERUS
HADES – God of the dead, aging rock star type
We may also cast a small GREEK CHORUS that will sing ensemble numbers, play the Oracle's ECHOES, Medusa's STATUES, THE DEAD in the Underworld, etc. and make the magic of show happen.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Juxtaposition Studios, 1151 Canal Drive #104,Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston Salem, United States
